I went to the dentist the other day to get a filling on the side of my teeth. He told me it was because I don't floss, which I don't because I find it rather painful. I have sissy gums. Anyway, now when I chew with the right side of my mouth, I get huge chunks of food (about 2-5 mm in diameter) lodged between my teeth. About a week after my visit, I found something that resembled steak, something of which I had not eaten in about 4 days (Randy Quaid in Kingpin). And boy, did it stink!!! I have resorted to only using the left side to masticate. I hope this has no ill effect on my facial muscles.
art said at 12:18 PM 09-02-2003: i didn't floss either until i got chastised by the (cute) dental assistant. My teeth hurt for the first couple of weeks when i flossed (and bled) but after that they toughened up and its all cool now
josh [email] said at 12:30 PM 09-02-2003: Your face will get lopsided, Mike.
I use Glide brand "single use floss picks". They rule. Rule rule rule. It's hard for me to floss with anything else, since I have all my wisdom teeth + 2 extra molars.
Also, I use one of those Braun electric toothbrushes, it helps keep my jonx clean, I think.
mike [email] said at 11:56 PM 09-02-2003: I have all my wisdom teeth too. I was supposed to get the bottom ones taken out cause food would get stuck in the gums and hurt like hell. But the dental surgeon changed his mind and decided to zap off the gum flap with a lazer. He gave me pain medication afterwards. It was great. No surgery and pain meds!
zack [email] said at 2:29 PM 09-02-2003: I like that Glide fExtra Comfort floss. It's like Flat and stuff, and just slides between your teeth.
All I can say is floss floss floss, because I know firsthand what can happen otherwise!
Ricktal Tone said at 3:06 PM 09-02-2003: I have sissy gums too.
There was a time when I could eat jerky but it would always get stuck between my left molars ( never on the right side) and I would be wracked with pain.
Then I read that all foods that were smoked or charred or burnt in some way were carcinogenic. So I stopped eating that completely.